The comedy tells the story of three generations of relatives who reunite for a wild weekend after the death of the family patriarch.

Clearly, the passing of a loved one is going to be tough...but the family members in this film have a ton of captivating affairs that need to be sorted out too, and this makes things just that much more crazy, difficult, and hilarious at times.

Many lessons in life are learned along the way, and the most important lesson I took away from the film is that no family is perfect but they are still family and that means sticking together.

I watched an episode of Supernanny, where I saw Jo Frost do an amazing job of facilitating change in the the lives of a family with seemingly untamable children.

Jo's clients identified as a family, consisting of 2 parents and their 4 children who were all under the age of 10.

The children were behaving poorly but their dad was truly in need of discipline as well; he certainly lacked parental responsiveness.

Even while he was at home and witnessing his children's abusive and destructive behavior, he refused to help discipline them because he was too preoccupied surfing the web for motor vehicles.

Supernanny assessed the situation without intervening the first day and believed the children's outrageous and abusive behavior was learned and being modeled as a result of witnessing their parents behaving poorly toward each other in the past (e.g. dad referred to mom as "stupid, fat, b**ch" and soon their 4-year-old son repeatedly yelled the same obscenity to his mom when he was punished for his bad behavior).

The parents had virtually no control over their children because they were failing to discipline, encourage, and properly teach them collectively (e.g. undermined each other's authority).

The parents were instructed by Supernanny to read and spend quality bonding time together with their children before bed so, they would be less anxious and more likely to get in the habit of going to sleep by associating calm activities with their nightly routine.

I enjoy this show and you can check this episode out in its entirety below:

I'd recommend that you watch the TLC documentary below, which talks in depth about feral children:

So, "Genie" grew up in severe isolation and did not have a human childhood.

Her parents locked her in her room and strapped her to a potty training chair for most of her life.

She was unable to vocalize when a social worker discovered her.

Despite those trials and tribulations, her resiliency shined through as she was able to combat the trauma she endured in solitary confinement.

The significant relationships she formed with the language acquisition professor and psychologists really seemed to help build up her capacity for bonding with other people (e.g. butcher).
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In regards to feral children, it is evident that a nurturing environment and secure base is necessary for a developing brain.

To learn more about the theory of attachment, view the PowerPoint I created below: